Crescent Chennai NIRF ranking 2026
B. S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology (Crescent Chennai) is a private institution in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Its NIRF institution ID is U-0445.
This 2026 profile uses NIRF 2024 as the latest published ranking edition. The strongest listed 2024 result is Architecture #40 with a score of 47.53. The latest edition contains 2 published categories: Architecture and Pharmacy.
The yearly tables run from newest to oldest. A smaller rank number represents a better position, and scores are out of 100; compare scores within the same category rather than across different NIRF categories.
Only categories in which Crescent Chennai has a published NIRF rank for the respective year are listed below. An omitted category means no ranking row is available on this profile for that year.
Crescent Chennai NIRF 2024 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2024 is Architecture #40 with a score of 47.53. Compared with 2022, 2 have no adjacent-edition comparison. Rank and score can move in different directions because the final position also depends on other institutions in the category.
| Category | Rank | Score | Change from 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 40 | 47.53 | First published row on this profile |
| Pharmacy | 84 | 41.48 | First published row on this profile |
Crescent Chennai NIRF 2022 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2022 is Engineering #102 with a score of 39.92. Compared with 2021, 1 improved. Rank and score can move in different directions because the final position also depends on other institutions in the category.
| Category | Rank | Score | Change from 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 102 | 39.92 | Improved by 10 places |
Crescent Chennai NIRF 2021 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2021 is Engineering #112 with a score of 37.58. Compared with 2020, 1 improved. Rank and score can move in different directions because the final position also depends on other institutions in the category.
| Category | Rank | Score | Change from 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 112 | 37.58 | Improved by 11 places |
Crescent Chennai NIRF 2020 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2020 is Engineering #123 with a score of 35.41. Compared with 2019, 1 improved. Rank and score can move in different directions because the final position also depends on other institutions in the category.
| Category | Rank | Score | Change from 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 123 | 35.41 | Improved by 8 places |
Crescent Chennai NIRF 2019 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2019 is Engineering #131 with a score of 33.70. Compared with 2018, 1 moved to weaker positions. Rank and score can move in different directions because the final position also depends on other institutions in the category.
| Category | Rank | Score | Change from 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 131 | 33.70 | Declined by 52 places |
Crescent Chennai NIRF 2018 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2018 is Engineering #79 with a score of 37.57. Compared with 2017, 1 improved. Rank and score can move in different directions because the final position also depends on other institutions in the category.
| Category | Rank | Score | Change from 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 79 | 37.57 | Improved by 10 places |
Crescent Chennai NIRF 2017 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2017 is Engineering #89 with a score of 36.97. Compared with 2016, 1 moved to weaker positions and 1 has no adjacent-edition comparison. Rank and score can move in different directions because the final position also depends on other institutions in the category.
| Category | Rank | Score | Change from 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 89 | 36.97 | Declined by 35 places |
| University | 100 | 32.99 | First published row on this profile |
Crescent Chennai NIRF 2016 rankings
The smallest listed rank number in 2016 is Engineering #54 with a score of 57.80. This is the first published ranking year available on this profile.
| Category | Rank | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 54 | 57.80 |
Crescent Chennai NIRF Ranking Trends (2016–2024)
The table compares the first and latest published row for each recurring category. “Latest” means the newest year in which that category appears, which may be earlier than the latest overall edition.
| Category | First listed result | Latest listed result | Net rank movement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | #54 · 2016 · 57.80 | #102 · 2022 · 39.92 | Declined by 48 places |
Crescent Chennai Placement record reported in the official submissions
These institution-reported placement figures come from the official NIRF 2024 Engineering submission. Placement rate is placed students divided by graduating students; higher-studies counts are shown separately.
| Graduating batch | Programme | Graduates | Placed | Placement rate | Median salary | Higher studies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | PG, 2 years | 97 | 20 | 20.6% | ₹5.25 lakh | 0 |
| 2022-23 | UG, 4 years | 561 | 463 | 82.5% | ₹4.25 lakh | 36 |
Median salary is the middle reported salary among placed graduates; it is not the highest salary. These submitted outcomes are not an independent audit by NIRFRank.
Crescent Chennai NIRF Architecture Ranking Score Breakdown
These five NIRF component scores are out of 100 and explain different parts of the published category score. They describe the selected editions and do not predict a future rank.
| Pillar | 2024 |
|---|---|
| TLR — Teaching, Learning and Resources | 57.00 |
| RPC — Research and Professional Practice | 27.27 |
| GO — Graduation Outcomes | 59.70 |
| OI — Outreach and Inclusivity | 47.06 |
| PR — Perception | 26.33 |
How to interpret a missing category-year
“No published row on this profile” means only that this page's imported ranking data has no rank and score for that category and year. It does not prove that Crescent Chennai was ineligible, did not participate or was excluded. Compare ranks within the same NIRF category and between published editions.
B. S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology
Chennai, Tamil Nadu · NIRF ID IR-E-U-0445
At a glance
B. S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology is a private institution in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Its official submission reports a UG placement rate of 72.1% and a ₹4.25L median annual salary for the 2023-24 graduating batch. The latest student-strength disclosure covers 4,070 students.
2023-24
432 / 599
NIRF 2025
full + part-time
NIRF Engineering journey & 2025 category scoreboard
Rank in every category published for this edition. Open any category to understand its result and movement.
Placements — official numbers
UG placement rate 83.5% → 72.1%; latest median salary ₹4.25L. These are NIRF submission values, not marketing claims.
- 432 placed — 72.1% of the batch
- 25 chose higher studies
- 142 reported another outcome
Half of the 432 placed graduates earned above this and half earned below.
- Seven-year high
- ₹4.25L
- Placement rate
- 72.1%
Salary and placement rate, year by year
What this means: These are graduate outcomes, not staff pay. Median salary means half of placed graduates earned more and half earned less, so one unusually large offer cannot distort it like an average. The placement rate fell from 83.5% to 72.1%. The reported median salary moved from ₹3L in 2017-18 to ₹4.25L in 2023-24.
PG (two-year) placements
Latest three graduating batches.
Who studies here
Student strength from the NIRF 2025 submission.
Research & PhD
Research capacity behind the RPC pillar.
Where the institution spends its money
Faculty and staff salary expenditure ₹36.42 Cr → ₹40.77 Cr.
Year by year, 2017-18–2023-24
Keep these charts separate: This chart is what the institution spends, while the placement chart is what graduates earn. The salary line is the faculty and staff pay bill: ₹36.42 Cr in 2017-18 to ₹40.77 Cr in 2023-24. Latest reported library spending is ₹1.54 Cr and new lab-equipment spending is ₹3.1 Cr.
Official sources
Every deep-profile fact links back to an official NIRF submission.
The five NIRF pillars
Research (RPC) improved most: 16.4 → 21.2. Perception (PR) is the lowest latest pillar.
What the lines mean: Each line is a score out of 100: TLR covers teaching and resources, RPC research, GO graduation outcomes, OI outreach and inclusion, and PR peer perception. Crescent Chennai improved most in Research (RPC) (16.4 → 21.2). Its latest strongest pillar is Teaching & Resources (TLR) at 62.3, while Perception (PR) is lowest at 4.1.
Questions about Crescent Chennai
Ranking searches on the left, wider student questions on the right — every answer is based on the same official submissions.
Crescent Chennai ranking questions
Is B. S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology private or government?
B. S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology is marked as a private institution in the NIRFRank institution registry.
Where is B. S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology located?
B. S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology is listed in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Students also ask
What is the median placement salary of Crescent Chennai graduates?
The official submission reports a ₹4.25L median annual salary for placed UG four-year graduates in 2023-24, with 432 of 599 graduates placed (72.1%). The latest PG two-year median is ₹4.25L.
How many students does Crescent Chennai have?
The latest official student-strength disclosure reports 4,070 students, including 270 from outside the state and 3 international students.
Is Crescent Chennai improving in research?
Its NIRF RPC pillar moved from 16.4 in 2021 to 21.2 in 2022. The latest disclosure also reports 180 PhD scholars.
How much does Crescent Chennai spend on faculty, labs and its library?
Latest reported expenditure includes ₹40.77 Cr for faculty and staff salaries, ₹3.1 Cr for new lab equipment, and ₹1.54 Cr for the library. These are institution expenses, not graduate placement salaries.
Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India. Ranking cards and deep-profile facts are limited to official data published through the selected 2025 edition.